I believe that many national football fans are still worried about a 0-2 loss in their hearts, and that helplessness and disappointment will still come to mind from time to time. The reason is very simple, in fact, everyone has already accepted the fact that the Chinese team did not qualify for the World Cup, and also accepted that Chinese football has fallen behind to face the first-class Asian teams such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Shay, which are completely passive and irresistible. But what everyone did not expect was that the national football team actually lost to oman, which was not too strong, in the last game of the round of 12. Because according to the previous rules, we can always achieve good results in the battle of honor, such as our last victory over Australia in the round of 20 and the victory over Qatar in the last round of 10. It can be said that we have hardly missed the battle of honor.
But this time it was really different, we not only lost, but also lost to Oman 0-2, and the whole game was almost pressed by the other side, without a shot on target, the opportunity to enter the opponent's penalty area was less. It can be said that it is a complete defeat. Why is this happening? In fact, the answer is also simple, that is, our national football team is really too old, so old that as long as the opponent improves the rhythm, we can't keep up, and if we can't keep up, we can't play or even play at all. That's why Vietnam won us 3-1. Our opponents almost know how to win the Chinese team, as long as the pace is fast, we can't play.
Therefore, Chinese football has reached a time when it must be replaced. But this is when an even bigger concern arises. That's what we've been saying about our young players not being able to do it, and we're now in a situation where talent is out of gear and we're out of touch. Young players can't, will the results of forcibly replacing the national football team decline faster?
In fact, our fans don't have to worry about this, because now the results of the national football team have reached the point where even the Vietnamese team can't win, indicating that the veterans' help for the level of the national football team is already very limited, so it is actually better to give young players more opportunities, let them participate in more competitions, exercise, and grow up as soon as possible, so that we have a future. And another point is also very important, in fact, our young players are not as bad as we thought.
Take the U23 national team that went out with the national football team for example, this time they participated in the Dubai Cup competition, we saw that although we have a gap in personal ability and overall coordination with Asian first- and second-rate teams such as the United Arab Emirates, our young players are really physical and very good at running, and they make up for their lack of ability with their continuous running and active struggle. And their stalking strength also makes it impossible for opponents to easily score points on them. Although we lost 0-1 and 0-3 to our opponents respectively against the UAE, we played much better than the national team on the scene, at least in terms of rhythm we can keep up. In addition, facing a team weaker than themselves, the impact of the U23 national football team will confuse the opponent, which is why they can win 4-2 against Thailand. And if the national football team can have the physical strength and momentum of U23 players, they will not lose to Vietnam 1-3.
And recently our U23 national football team gave us another surprise. Because of the flight problem, our U23 national football team is still staying in the UAE after playing the Dubai Cup. However, our U23 national team did not waste time, and they cherished the precious opportunity to train overseas. So on the afternoon of April 1, local time, they found the UAE second division team Liwa FC to play a warm-up match, which is a rare opportunity for the U23 national football team, although the opponent is not very strong, but the lack of international competition. So our U23 national team took the game very seriously and won a big 3-0 game.
According to Ma Dexing, a reporter from Sports Weekly, head coach Jankovic has arranged a 442 formation for the team, sending players who have played relatively little or have not played in the Dubai Cup. After the game began, Evergrande youngster Cai Mingmin opened with a 38-second blitzkrieg, and in the 13th minute, Harbor youngster Liu Zhurun assisted Dalian's rising star Huang Jiahui to score, and then Huang Zihao saved the opponent's penalty. In the 74th minute of the second half, Zhang Jiansheng made a point, Cai Mingmin scored a penalty, and achieved a personal double, and finally China U23 won 3-0.
Although the opponent strength of the U23 national football team this time is not very strong, but this actually proves that our U23 national team has stabilized, although it is still difficult to play against strong teams, but in the face of opponents weaker than their opponents, they basically will not lose their hands, because their impact will make the opponent unbearable. So we also hope that in the coming days, our u23 national football team can have more high-quality international competitions, so that they can maintain a good state and achieve good results in the Asian Games.
Of course, what we are more looking forward to is that we hope that our young player Donu will work hard, because now the aging national football team needs your enthusiasm to wake it up and ignite. What do you think? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!